H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Carla Suárez Navarro vs Monica Niculescu H2H: 5-0

Carla Suárez Navarro holds a 5–0 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Carla Suárez Navarro leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Carla Suárez Navarro won the 2015 Wuhan Open second round 5-7 6-3 6-4.

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Carla Suárez Navarro
ESP Age 38 Right-Handed 162 cm / 5'4"
H2H
5 – 0
5 main-draw meetings
Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Carla Suárez Navarro #10 5-7 6-3 6-4 Monica Niculescu #47 Match data Sep 30, 2015* R32 Wuhan Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Carla Suárez Navarro #8 6-2 6-2 Monica Niculescu #67 Match data May 26, 2015* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Carla Suárez Navarro #17 4-6 6-0 6-2 Monica Niculescu #57 Match data Feb 13, 2015* R16 Antwerp Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Carla Suárez Navarro #15 4-6 6-0 4-1 (ret.) Monica Niculescu #53 Match data Mar 1, 2014* QF Florianopolis International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Carla Suárez Navarro #31 6-3 7-6(3) Monica Niculescu #58 Match data Jan 31, 2013* R32 Paris Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Carla Suárez Navarro #342 #6 4,015 2,031 343 253 57.6% 0 1 0 0 1 2
Monica Niculescu #958 #28 1,960 1,779 179 214 45.5% 0 0 0 0 3 3

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Carla Suárez Navarro Monica Niculescu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2008 13–12 52.0% #49 1,556 0 0 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0
20 2009 29–25 53.7% #33 1,648 0 0 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0
21 2010 21–14 60.0% #57 1,696 0 0 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0
22 2011 15–12 55.6% #56 1,682 0 0 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0
23 2012 24–25 49.0% #34 1,685 0 0 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0
24 2013 41–26 61.2% #17 1,811 0 0 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0
25 2014 50–25 66.7% #17 1,829 0 1 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1
26 2015 41–25 62.1% #13 1,792 0 1 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2
27 2016 37–21 63.8% #12 1,804 0 2 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2
28 2017 26–23 53.1% #40 1,747 0 2 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3
29 2018 27–20 57.4% #23 1,812 0 2 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3
30 2019 16–18 47.1% #54 1,740 0 2 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3
31 2020 2–3 40.0% #84 1,716 0 2 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3
32 2021 1–4 20.0% #342 1,706 0 2 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3
33 — — — — — — — 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,519 0 3

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Carla Suárez Navarro Monica Niculescu
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
19 2008 2 6 8 25.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2009 11 12 23 47.8% 16 11 27 59.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2010 11 8 19 57.9% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2011 8 8 16 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2012 10 15 25 40.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2013 17 16 33 51.5% 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2014 30 17 47 63.8% 17 5 22 77.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2015 27 18 45 60.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2016 23 14 37 62.2% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
28 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2018 21 13 34 61.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2019 8 11 19 42.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2020 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2021 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 182 156 338 53.8% 131 69 200 65.5% 27 25 52 51.9% 3 3 6 50.0% — 143 148 291 49.1% 20 40 60 33.3% 14 23 37 37.8% 2 3 5 40.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 519/597 of Carla Suárez Navarro's and 341/394 of Monica Niculescu's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Carla Suárez Navarro Monica Niculescu
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
19 2008 10/25 1.1 2.4 67.8% 60.0% 45.9% 46.1% 56.5% 55.3% 44.2% 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8%
20 2009 44/54 0.6 2.3 68.3% 58.3% 43.5% 48.8% 57.2% 53.5% 45.2% 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0%
21 2010 32/35 0.5 2.6 69.2% 60.2% 45.3% 57.5% 52.8% 55.6% 48.5% 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8%
22 2011 23/27 0.6 2.7 66.8% 58.5% 43.8% 46.3% 51.3% 53.5% 46.2% 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9%
23 2012 44/49 0.7 2.8 61.3% 57.8% 45.9% 47.7% 47.8% 53.5% 46.8% 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8%
24 2013 61/67 0.7 1.8 68.3% 59.6% 44.8% 49.5% 45.2% 54.8% 46.3% 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3%
25 2014 66/75 0.8 1.8 71.5% 61.3% 48.8% 59.3% 55.0% 57.6% 47.4% 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4%
26 2015 53/66 1.1 2.2 68.4% 59.9% 49.2% 52.3% 44.1% 56.5% 43.7% 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0%
27 2016 53/59 1.5 2.2 67.9% 65.0% 48.9% 55.9% 46.3% 59.6% 46.1% 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1%
28 2017 49/49 1.0 1.3 69.0% 61.2% 46.6% 51.4% 50.3% 56.7% 47.3% 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0%
29 2018 42/47 1.4 1.6 63.9% 63.3% 48.7% 48.5% 44.2% 57.8% 42.7% 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9%
30 2019 34/34 1.3 1.7 64.4% 61.0% 44.3% 53.0% 50.2% 54.9% 44.9% 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4%
31 2020 5/5 0.4 0.8 67.5% 62.6% 39.7% 54.8% 49.0% 54.7% 42.0% 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2%
32 2021 3/5 0.7 2.7 62.4% 55.1% 59.1% 31.7% 39.8% 56.1% 29.8% 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7%
Career — 519/597 0.9 2.0 67.5% 60.7% 46.7% 52.0% 49.4% 56.0% 45.8% — 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Carla Suárez Navarro Monica Niculescu
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
19 2008 1556 116.3 +0.04 -0.08 0.990 49.7% -80 +117 — 54.7% +0.13 2–3 (40%) 4–3 (57%) 99.2 +0.94 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05
20 2009 1648 129.9 -1.19 +1.22 0.973 49.5% -65 +60 +12 53.2% +0.02 10–8 (56%) 4–2 (67%) 104.7 +0.91 2008 1543 120.1 -2.90 -0.19 0.859 46.3% +10 -13 +47 34.6% -1.12 4–6 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 99.8 +0.05
21 2010 1696 132.9 -0.35 +4.10 1.091 51.9% -34 +34 — 56.1% +0.49 10–4 (71%) 4–3 (57%) 108.3 -0.61 2009 1523 112.7 -2.66 -0.26 0.928 48.0% +26 -22 — 34.7% -1.10 3–7 (30%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.79
22 2011 1683 118.9 -1.15 +1.17 0.992 49.9% -34 +61 — 57.1% +0.23 4–2 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 101.9 +1.59 2010 1574 117.8 -2.83 +0.34 0.866 46.8% -1 — — 41.7% -0.81 3–3 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 101.0 -0.32
23 2012 1685 129.6 -1.52 +2.21 1.006 50.0% -29 +66 -60 48.0% -0.18 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 97.9 -1.48 2011 1758 133.3 -2.06 +3.84 1.021 50.5% -10 -238 -215 53.8% +0.41 7–3 (70%) 3–5 (38%) 103.5 +0.37
24 2013 1812 143.2 -0.34 +2.87 1.025 50.5% -61 +74 -102 58.9% +0.40 10–7 (59%) 7–3 (70%) 105.3 -0.62 2012 1640 125.0 -1.30 -0.32 0.949 48.8% +48 -164 -85 42.4% -0.47 3–8 (27%) 6–1 (86%) 96.9 +0.44
25 2014 1829 148.3 +1.78 +3.55 1.120 52.6% -6 +106 -121 64.0% +0.85 13–9 (59%) 11–5 (69%) 105.5 +1.61 2013 1635 132.6 -0.55 +4.14 1.104 52.3% +66 -181 — 52.1% +0.24 6–8 (43%) 4–2 (67%) 97.6 -0.53
26 2015 1793 149.4 -0.63 +3.13 1.005 49.9% +26 +174 -122 55.3% +0.19 19–7 (73%) 11–4 (73%) 110.8 -1.27 2014 1688 140.2 -1.17 +5.03 1.133 53.0% +7 -148 — 57.1% +1.03 8–12 (40%) 2–6 (25%) 93.9 -0.85
27 2016 1804 145.7 +3.33 +2.65 1.140 52.6% +4 +149 -65 59.6% +0.74 15–9 (63%) 5–6 (45%) 101.4 +1.43 2015 1677 131.5 -1.57 +1.81 0.978 49.6% -20 -106 -62 50.0% +0.03 10–10 (50%) 4–0 (100%) 105.1 -0.95
28 2017 1748 140.2 +0.64 +3.29 1.091 51.9% -5 +164 -30 52.8% +0.53 5–7 (42%) 2–8 (20%) 90.1 -1.34 2016 1759 135.4 -1.87 +5.53 1.073 51.7% +23 -229 — 56.0% +0.42 8–6 (57%) 1–4 (20%) 100.6 +0.22
29 2018 1813 142.4 +1.11 +0.48 1.013 50.2% +26 +26 -114 50.0% -0.15 10–4 (71%) 6–5 (55%) 107.3 +0.39 2017 1622 118.4 -3.66 +1.26 0.920 48.1% +24 -137 -27 40.9% -0.64 5–5 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 100.1 +0.21
30 2019 1741 136.0 -1.30 +1.97 0.995 49.8% +15 +75 -3 50.0% -0.04 4–6 (40%) 3–3 (50%) 96.4 +1.09 2018 1591 133.1 -2.27 +2.61 1.010 50.2% +6 — — 39.6% -0.48 3–5 (38%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.38
31 2020 1716 126.2 +1.52 +0.87 0.929 48.4% +14 — — 50.0% -0.50 0–2 2–0 — -0.54 2019 1638 129.0 -1.03 +1.89 1.019 50.3% +11 — -43 46.2% -0.05 3–4 (43%) 2–5 (29%) 98.8 -0.23
32 2021 1706 123.3 +1.01 +0.12 0.680 43.7% +26 — — 38.5% -1.15 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 97.3 -0.97 2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2031 144.8 +0.25 +2.46 1.041 50.8% -12 +94 -70 55.5% +0.30 107–78 (58%) 66–48 (58%) 107.8 +0.19 — 1780 134.0 -1.87 +2.44 0.996 49.9% +19 -140 -64 46.8% -0.13 63–79 (44%) 30–32 (48%) 97.9 -0.41

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.